The New Zealand non-profit health sector

In June 2016, the Non-Profit Institutions Satellite Account: 2013 published by Statistics NZ¹ identified 114,110 non-profit institutions in New Zealand, with 2,210 of these non-profits working primarily in the health sector.

The DIA Charities website shows 1,937 registered charities are working in the health sector (7% of all 27,919 charities in New Zealand) and 880 registered charities are working with people with disabilities (3.2%).

Ministry of Health figures indicate less than half of these are Vote Health funded (ie: receive funding from the Ministry of Health, DHBs or PHOs.)
The size of these non-profit providers ranges from small local providers to large national entities with strong name recognition. Similarly, the services they provide and the people they work with are diverse.

In 2016, the NGO Health & Disability Network crowd-sourced contributions for the following video compilations to help illustrate the diverse range of health and disability services that non-profit NGOs provide to New Zealand communities. We thank all those who provided us with footage.

1. What non-profit NGOs do in the health sector

Here, staff from a few of these NGOs talk about a small sampling of the various services they provide.

Watch the video "What do NGOs do in  the New Zealand?" on YouTube:

Read the transcript of the video.

2. NZ NGOs’ approaches to service provision

Here, staff from a few NGOs talk about different approaches they take to service delivery.

Watch the video "New Zealand NGOs' approaches to service provision" on YouTube:

Read the transcript of the video.

3. The impact of NGOs’ health and disability services

Here, staff from a few NGOs talk about the impact their services have and the differences they make for their clients.

Watch the video "The impact of NGOs’ health and disability services" on YouTube:

Read the transcript of the video.

4. Consumers, clients & families talk about NGO health and disability services

Here, a few of the clients and families who use NGO health and disability services talk about the differences they have made to their lives.

Watch the video:  ‘Consumers, clients & families talk about NGO health and disability services’ on YouTube

Read the transcript of the video.